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	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: The Case For Distributed Conversations &#124; introspective snapshots</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-139</link>
		<dc:creator>The Case For Distributed Conversations &#124; introspective snapshots</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 05:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] that some feel should belong on the actual post.&#160; Recently, the discussion over &#34;fragmented comments&#34; has been revived in posts from Fred Wilson, Matthew Ingram, and Allen Stern.&#160; Allen [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] that some feel should belong on the actual post.&#160; Recently, the discussion over &quot;fragmented comments&quot; has been revived in posts from Fred Wilson, Matthew Ingram, and Allen Stern.&#160; Allen [...]</p>
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		<title>By: FriendFeed Is The Signal &#124; introspective snapshots</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-138</link>
		<dc:creator>FriendFeed Is The Signal &#124; introspective snapshots</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 17:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] and whether or not the blogger should have control over them, as summarized by Colin Walker.&#160; Distributed conversations are here to stay and FriendFeed is the big culprit.&#160; All content aggregated into FriendFeed can be [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] and whether or not the blogger should have control over them, as summarized by Colin Walker.&#160; Distributed conversations are here to stay and FriendFeed is the big culprit.&#160; All content aggregated into FriendFeed can be [...]</p>
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		<title>By: YackTrack: A Tool To Quiet Bloggers&#8217; Whining About Distributed Comments? &#124; introspective snapshots</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-83</link>
		<dc:creator>YackTrack: A Tool To Quiet Bloggers&#8217; Whining About Distributed Comments? &#124; introspective snapshots</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] YackTrack is the next step in the evolution of the conversation. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] YackTrack is the next step in the evolution of the conversation. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Shey</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-541</link>
		<dc:creator>Shey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Corvida and Colin,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That sounds like a really cool FriendFeed plugin, I'll need to try that out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I've been contemplating Disqus, heard both good and bad about it, especially the lack of ability for commentors to add code.  Still mulling it over.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks for coming by :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Corvida and Colin,</p>
<p>That sounds like a really cool FriendFeed plugin, I&#8217;ll need to try that out.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been contemplating Disqus, heard both good and bad about it, especially the lack of ability for commentors to add code.  Still mulling it over.</p>
<p>Thanks for coming by <img src='http://www.sheysmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Colin Walker</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-540</link>
		<dc:creator>Colin Walker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I find that some people are getting confused over the comment fragmentation issue in that they confuse ownership with traceability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm using the WP FriendFeed plugin Corvida mentions and it works nicely. I've also tested the way fav.or.it forwards over comments made within its environment. They both make a big difference.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In my view, the key is not forcing your readership to your homepage but to be able to keep track of them and aggregate the comments in one place in order to facilitate the flow of conversation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Colin Walker's last blog post..&lt;a href="http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/16/social-bookmarking-for-social-media/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Social bookmarking for social media.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I find that some people are getting confused over the comment fragmentation issue in that they confuse ownership with traceability.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m using the WP FriendFeed plugin Corvida mentions and it works nicely. I&#8217;ve also tested the way fav.or.it forwards over comments made within its environment. They both make a big difference.</p>
<p>In my view, the key is not forcing your readership to your homepage but to be able to keep track of them and aggregate the comments in one place in order to facilitate the flow of conversation.</p>
<p><em>Colin Walker&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/16/social-bookmarking-for-social-media/" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/colinwalker.me.uk');">Social bookmarking for social media.</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Corvida</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-539</link>
		<dc:creator>Corvida</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I definitely plan to adapt. At the same time, I'm seeing a nice incoming flow of tools that are slowly helping us to adapt to the situation. For example, with Friendfeed, there's a Wordpress plugin by Glenn Slaven that you can place right above your comments so that you can view any comments or "likes" from Friendfeed users, directly on your blog.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Social RSS feed reader Fav.or.it, has also boasted of its technology to post comments made within it's community back to the original content. You also have social commenting system Disqus that allows you to view comments not only on your site, but also within the Disqus homepage itself, where you have your own community.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's a rather interesting change that's happening and one that I was initially upset over. Now, I'm more than ready to see how it all plays out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Corvida's last blog post..&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Corvida/~3/271038883/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Facebook Is No Threat To Friendfeed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I definitely plan to adapt. At the same time, I&#8217;m seeing a nice incoming flow of tools that are slowly helping us to adapt to the situation. For example, with Friendfeed, there&#8217;s a Wordpress plugin by Glenn Slaven that you can place right above your comments so that you can view any comments or &#8220;likes&#8221; from Friendfeed users, directly on your blog.</p>
<p>Social RSS feed reader Fav.or.it, has also boasted of its technology to post comments made within it&#8217;s community back to the original content. You also have social commenting system Disqus that allows you to view comments not only on your site, but also within the Disqus homepage itself, where you have your own community.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a rather interesting change that&#8217;s happening and one that I was initially upset over. Now, I&#8217;m more than ready to see how it all plays out.</p>
<p><em>Corvida&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Corvida/~3/271038883/" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/feeds.feedburner.com');">Facebook Is No Threat To Friendfeed</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Shey</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-57</link>
		<dc:creator>Shey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Corvida and Colin,

That sounds like a really cool FriendFeed plugin, I'll need to try that out.

I've been contemplating Disqus, heard both good and bad about it, especially the lack of ability for commentors to add code.  Still mulling it over.

Thanks for coming by :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Corvida and Colin,</p>
<p>That sounds like a really cool FriendFeed plugin, I&#8217;ll need to try that out.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been contemplating Disqus, heard both good and bad about it, especially the lack of ability for commentors to add code.  Still mulling it over.</p>
<p>Thanks for coming by <img src='http://www.sheysmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Colin Walker</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-55</link>
		<dc:creator>Colin Walker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I find that some people are getting confused over the comment fragmentation issue in that they confuse ownership with traceability.

I'm using the WP FriendFeed plugin Corvida mentions and it works nicely. I've also tested the way fav.or.it forwards over comments made within its environment. They both make a big difference.

In my view, the key is not forcing your readership to your homepage but to be able to keep track of them and aggregate the comments in one place in order to facilitate the flow of conversation.

&lt;em&gt;Colin Walker's last blog post..&lt;a href='http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/16/social-bookmarking-for-social-media/' rel="nofollow"&gt;Social bookmarking for social media.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I find that some people are getting confused over the comment fragmentation issue in that they confuse ownership with traceability.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m using the WP FriendFeed plugin Corvida mentions and it works nicely. I&#8217;ve also tested the way fav.or.it forwards over comments made within its environment. They both make a big difference.</p>
<p>In my view, the key is not forcing your readership to your homepage but to be able to keep track of them and aggregate the comments in one place in order to facilitate the flow of conversation.</p>
<p><em>Colin Walker&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/16/social-bookmarking-for-social-media/" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/colinwalker.me.uk');">Social bookmarking for social media.</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Corvida</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-54</link>
		<dc:creator>Corvida</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I definitely plan to adapt. At the same time, I'm seeing a nice incoming flow of tools that are slowly helping us to adapt to the situation. For example, with Friendfeed, there's a Wordpress plugin by Glenn Slaven that you can place right above your comments so that you can view any comments or "likes" from Friendfeed users, directly on your blog.

Social RSS feed reader Fav.or.it, has also boasted of its technology to post comments made within it's community back to the original content. You also have social commenting system Disqus that allows you to view comments not only on your site, but also within the Disqus homepage itself, where you have your own community.

It's a rather interesting change that's happening and one that I was initially upset over. Now, I'm more than ready to see how it all plays out.

&lt;em&gt;Corvida's last blog post..&lt;a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Corvida/~3/271038883/' rel="nofollow"&gt;Facebook Is No Threat To Friendfeed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I definitely plan to adapt. At the same time, I&#8217;m seeing a nice incoming flow of tools that are slowly helping us to adapt to the situation. For example, with Friendfeed, there&#8217;s a Wordpress plugin by Glenn Slaven that you can place right above your comments so that you can view any comments or &#8220;likes&#8221; from Friendfeed users, directly on your blog.</p>
<p>Social RSS feed reader Fav.or.it, has also boasted of its technology to post comments made within it&#8217;s community back to the original content. You also have social commenting system Disqus that allows you to view comments not only on your site, but also within the Disqus homepage itself, where you have your own community.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a rather interesting change that&#8217;s happening and one that I was initially upset over. Now, I&#8217;m more than ready to see how it all plays out.</p>
<p><em>Corvida&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Corvida/~3/271038883/" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/feeds.feedburner.com');">Facebook Is No Threat To Friendfeed</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Shey</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-538</link>
		<dc:creator>Shey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Rob,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I really like your idea of comment trackbacks, that sounds excellent.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;@Rick Thanks!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Rob,</p>
<p>I really like your idea of comment trackbacks, that sounds excellent.  </p>
<p>@Rick Thanks!</p>
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		<title>By: Rob Diana</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-537</link>
		<dc:creator>Rob Diana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I recently posted about all of the Tony and Louis conversation as well. My thinking is that if we had something like trackbacks everywhere, then the conversations do not get lost. For example, Louis shared my post on friendfeed, but I had no clue. One of his "friends" posted a comment there, but also posted a link on my blog to the friendfeed page. I found several comments and was able to participate. That is a good thing. If there is no notification or linking, then participating in the conversation becomes immensely difficult.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rob Diana's last blog post..&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RegularGeek/~3/269928243/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Comment Where You Want, Just Let Me Know About It&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently posted about all of the Tony and Louis conversation as well. My thinking is that if we had something like trackbacks everywhere, then the conversations do not get lost. For example, Louis shared my post on friendfeed, but I had no clue. One of his &#8220;friends&#8221; posted a comment there, but also posted a link on my blog to the friendfeed page. I found several comments and was able to participate. That is a good thing. If there is no notification or linking, then participating in the conversation becomes immensely difficult.</p>
<p><em>Rob Diana&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RegularGeek/~3/269928243/" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/feeds.feedburner.com');">Comment Where You Want, Just Let Me Know About It</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Rick Mahn</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-536</link>
		<dc:creator>Rick Mahn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Shey, you're right on the money - and explained it much better than I did.  The fact is reader habits are changing, we do not have any ownership over where they comment, and the trend is to content aggregation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Either we adapt &#38; grow, or we complain, become discouraged, and ultimately quit.  I'll grow, thank you!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Regards,&lt;br&gt;Rick&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rick Mahn's last blog post..&lt;a href="http://feeds.rickmahn.com/~r/Rickmahncom/~3/270086748/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Thoughts on Comment Fragmentation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shey, you&#8217;re right on the money - and explained it much better than I did.  The fact is reader habits are changing, we do not have any ownership over where they comment, and the trend is to content aggregation.</p>
<p>Either we adapt &amp; grow, or we complain, become discouraged, and ultimately quit.  I&#8217;ll grow, thank you!</p>
<p>Regards,<br />Rick</p>
<p><em>Rick Mahn&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.rickmahn.com/~r/Rickmahncom/~3/270086748/" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/feeds.rickmahn.com');">Thoughts on Comment Fragmentation</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Shey</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-535</link>
		<dc:creator>Shey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tony, thanks for stopping by.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I apologize that I gave the impression that you have a problem with comments not belonging to you.  I wanted to acknowledge that you actually recognized the fact that bloggers have no rights on reader comments.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm neutral on Shyfter as I haven't used it yet and am not entirely clear on its implications.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tony, thanks for stopping by.</p>
<p>I apologize that I gave the impression that you have a problem with comments not belonging to you.  I wanted to acknowledge that you actually recognized the fact that bloggers have no rights on reader comments.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m neutral on Shyfter as I haven&#8217;t used it yet and am not entirely clear on its implications.</p>
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		<title>By: Tony Hung</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-534</link>
		<dc:creator>Tony Hung</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, I have no problem with comments not belonging to me.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In fact, if you read my post carefully (which -- don't worry -- not many people did) I called bloggers that don't understand this fact (comments not being on-blog) as being both hypocritical and stupid, as this element of non-control is a vital part of understanding what social media is.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The problem is that Scoble tried to compare two different things: Comments being hosted off-blog (Louis Gray) and Sites which are rehosting all of bloggers content (Me) and a great deal of people ewre getting the two confused (including Scoble).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Cheers&lt;br&gt;tony.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tony Hung's last blog post..&lt;a href="http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2008/04/13/i-love-techmeme-but-part-ii/" rel="nofollow"&gt;I Love Techmeme But … (Part II)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, I have no problem with comments not belonging to me.</p>
<p>In fact, if you read my post carefully (which &#8212; don&#8217;t worry &#8212; not many people did) I called bloggers that don&#8217;t understand this fact (comments not being on-blog) as being both hypocritical and stupid, as this element of non-control is a vital part of understanding what social media is.</p>
<p>The problem is that Scoble tried to compare two different things: Comments being hosted off-blog (Louis Gray) and Sites which are rehosting all of bloggers content (Me) and a great deal of people ewre getting the two confused (including Scoble).</p>
<p>Cheers<br />tony.</p>
<p><em>Tony Hung&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2008/04/13/i-love-techmeme-but-part-ii/" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.deepjiveinterests.com');">I Love Techmeme But … (Part II)</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Shey</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-53</link>
		<dc:creator>Shey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Rob,

I really like your idea of comment trackbacks, that sounds excellent.  

@Rick Thanks!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Rob,</p>
<p>I really like your idea of comment trackbacks, that sounds excellent.  </p>
<p>@Rick Thanks!</p>
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		<title>By: Rob Diana</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-52</link>
		<dc:creator>Rob Diana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I recently posted about all of the Tony and Louis conversation as well. My thinking is that if we had something like trackbacks everywhere, then the conversations do not get lost. For example, Louis shared my post on friendfeed, but I had no clue. One of his "friends" posted a comment there, but also posted a link on my blog to the friendfeed page. I found several comments and was able to participate. That is a good thing. If there is no notification or linking, then participating in the conversation becomes immensely difficult.

&lt;em&gt;Rob Diana's last blog post..&lt;a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RegularGeek/~3/269928243/' rel="nofollow"&gt;Comment Where You Want, Just Let Me Know About It&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently posted about all of the Tony and Louis conversation as well. My thinking is that if we had something like trackbacks everywhere, then the conversations do not get lost. For example, Louis shared my post on friendfeed, but I had no clue. One of his &#8220;friends&#8221; posted a comment there, but also posted a link on my blog to the friendfeed page. I found several comments and was able to participate. That is a good thing. If there is no notification or linking, then participating in the conversation becomes immensely difficult.</p>
<p><em>Rob Diana&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RegularGeek/~3/269928243/" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/feeds.feedburner.com');">Comment Where You Want, Just Let Me Know About It</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Rick Mahn</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-50</link>
		<dc:creator>Rick Mahn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Shey, you're right on the money - and explained it much better than I did.  The fact is reader habits are changing, we do not have any ownership over where they comment, and the trend is to content aggregation.

Either we adapt &#38; grow, or we complain, become discouraged, and ultimately quit.  I'll grow, thank you!

Regards,
Rick

&lt;em&gt;Rick Mahn's last blog post..&lt;a href='http://feeds.rickmahn.com/~r/Rickmahncom/~3/270086748/' rel="nofollow"&gt;Thoughts on Comment Fragmentation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shey, you&#8217;re right on the money - and explained it much better than I did.  The fact is reader habits are changing, we do not have any ownership over where they comment, and the trend is to content aggregation.</p>
<p>Either we adapt &amp; grow, or we complain, become discouraged, and ultimately quit.  I&#8217;ll grow, thank you!</p>
<p>Regards,<br />
Rick</p>
<p><em>Rick Mahn&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.rickmahn.com/~r/Rickmahncom/~3/270086748/" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/feeds.rickmahn.com');">Thoughts on Comment Fragmentation</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Shey</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-51</link>
		<dc:creator>Shey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tony, thanks for stopping by.

I apologize that I gave the impression that you have a problem with comments not belonging to you.  I wanted to acknowledge that you actually recognized the fact that bloggers have no rights on reader comments.

I'm neutral on Shyfter as I haven't used it yet and am not entirely clear on its implications.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tony, thanks for stopping by.</p>
<p>I apologize that I gave the impression that you have a problem with comments not belonging to you.  I wanted to acknowledge that you actually recognized the fact that bloggers have no rights on reader comments.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m neutral on Shyfter as I haven&#8217;t used it yet and am not entirely clear on its implications.</p>
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		<title>By: Tony Hung</title>
		<link>http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/04/14/the-conversation-is-evolving/#comment-49</link>
		<dc:creator>Tony Hung</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, I have no problem with comments not belonging to me.

In fact, if you read my post carefully (which -- don't worry -- not many people did) I called bloggers that don't understand this fact (comments not being on-blog) as being both hypocritical and stupid, as this element of non-control is a vital part of understanding what social media is.

The problem is that Scoble tried to compare two different things: Comments being hosted off-blog (Louis Gray) and Sites which are rehosting all of bloggers content (Me) and a great deal of people ewre getting the two confused (including Scoble).

Cheers
tony.

&lt;em&gt;Tony Hung's last blog post..&lt;a href='http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2008/04/13/i-love-techmeme-but-part-ii/' rel="nofollow"&gt;I Love Techmeme But … (Part II)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, I have no problem with comments not belonging to me.</p>
<p>In fact, if you read my post carefully (which &#8212; don&#8217;t worry &#8212; not many people did) I called bloggers that don&#8217;t understand this fact (comments not being on-blog) as being both hypocritical and stupid, as this element of non-control is a vital part of understanding what social media is.</p>
<p>The problem is that Scoble tried to compare two different things: Comments being hosted off-blog (Louis Gray) and Sites which are rehosting all of bloggers content (Me) and a great deal of people ewre getting the two confused (including Scoble).</p>
<p>Cheers<br />
tony.</p>
<p><em>Tony Hung&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2008/04/13/i-love-techmeme-but-part-ii/" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.deepjiveinterests.com');">I Love Techmeme But … (Part II)</a></em></p>
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